Display stand



H. J. TILLY DI S PLAY STAND Jan. 31, 1928.

Filed Sept. 23, 1922 Ina/672707 flerzaeridlb'tl y, 331% M i 45. monly applied to such a structure.

Patented Jan. 31,. 1928.

1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

Emnnmra. TILLY, or SWAMIBCOTT, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB T FORBES Lrrno- I own M N FACT RING COMPANY, 01 nos'ron, MASSACHUSETTS, A

axon or MASSACHUSETTS;

coEPoE DISPLAY STAND.

Application filed September 28, 1822. Serial No. 590,006.

This invention relates to display stands,

that is, to those structures, usually formed I of cardboard or the like, which maybe erected on a counter or in a window for the display of advertising matter and which usually provide for the simultaneous support of articles to be sold.

My'inventionwill be clearly understood by reference to the following description of the illustrative embodment thereof shown by way of example in the accompanying drawings, wherein: e 1

Fig. '1 is a front elevation of the blank from which the stand is made;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the stand in erected position; I a

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2 on a larger scale; and

Fig. 4 is a section of theparts shown in 10 Fig. 3 in collapsed or folded position.

Referring to the drawings, the display stand hereshown as an example of theinyen-tion may be constructed from a blank comprising a single sheet of cardboard 'Il which,as shown in Fig. 1, may have a portion B which constitutes the back ofthe stand when it iserected, as shown in Fig. 2, and is adapted to receive'advertisingmatter or an attractive picture. Cut from the sheet i so below the portion B I show a tongueT which defines around the sides thereof a marginal portion M.

i The marginal portion M of the blank is herein bent to forma prismatic base or suport which, because the tongue is cut out om the same, is provded with an opening in its top, and preferably also as herein in its front, face, whereby it may receive arti-,

cles to be displayed or sold, such as the small cartonsC as indicated in Fig. 2. As the prismatic support formed by the portion M of the blank is similar in appearance to a stair or step it will be convenient in describing the same to use the nomenclature com- Herein the base portion is formed by bending the marginal portion M along the lines 5 substantially at the base of the tongue T to form (see Fig. 3) lateral treads 7 and then along the 1ines9 to form the risers 11. The end of the blank may then be bent along the line 13 rearwardly to form a base 15 and it may further be provided with a bent up integral tab 17 adapted, as shown in Fig. 3, to lie in the plane of the back portion B and the parts are preferably held in positionfby securing the tab 17 to the fiange lf) of an easel support of any known or suitable form which is attached to the back of the section B and is adapted to be unfolded, as shown in Fig. 3, and held in extended position by the foldable strut or brace 21 asv shown to support the display stand in its erected po' sition. Preferably, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, the folding line 13 is below the end of the tongue T so that the two risers 11 are conois nected-along their lower portion (see Fig.

2) by a connecting rail 23 and, as shown in Fig.2, cartons O or. other articles maybe placed in the receptacle thus defined behind the rail 23 and between the two ends formed by the steps which embody'the. treads 7 and risers 11. y 1

In the preferred form of my invention herein shown the tongue T may also be formed into a prismatic support which herein is shown housed within that formed by the marginal portion M and located at the lower rear corner thereof and this may provide means for supporting another series of cartons G at a different elevation from those which rest on the base portion 15 so that the former will be displayed for view projecting above the tops of the latter. For this purpose the tongue T may be bent differentially to the marginal portion M to form a supporting surface, preferably of prismatic form, and herein it is first bent along the line 25 located in a different position on the blank to the lines 5 to provide a tread portion 27 Herein the line 25 is below the lines 5 and thetread portion 27 will similarly be disposed below the tread portion 7, the top of the ton ue forming a rear riser 29. The tongue is further bent on the line 31 to form a front riser 33 and may be provided with a folded-over base 35 which may be secured to the base 15, as shown in Fig. 2. In the preferred form of the invention a row of articles ma be housed in front of the riser 33 and behind the rail 23 to be supported on the base 15 and another row of articles may be arranged behind them for display above their tops on the tread 27. Obviously, however, the tongue T may be utilized primarily to define the foldable marginal portion M which forms a prismatic base having an open top or an open top and side adapted to receive'articles for display or the tongue T may 'be folded differentially from said marginal portion to provide an article supportwhich .isframcd and sustained by a support of articles. y I have in this description referred to folding the tongue T andithe. marginal portion a M along various lines referred to but it will beunderstood that this folding refersprh marilyv to-an initial folding in the course of manufacture "and that these. lines in the finished article constitute. in effect perinanent hinge joints. The structure maybe erected or expanded in the position shown in Figs. 2 and'3 and held erccted'bythe easel support or other suitable means and after collapsing the easel the entire stand may be collapsed by a relative hinging of the parts along the lines'indicated and the whole display-stand will fold flat in the manner shown in Fig. 41in a form convenient forshipment or storage. The manner in which the parts are collapsed may be gathered fronrFigB by imaginin the parts at the leftof the line 13 in 1* ig. 3 to swing upwardly and clockwise around that line as a center to the position shown in Fig. 4..

I have described in detail theparticular form of my invention shown by way of example in the accompanying drawings but it'will be understood that this full descrip-.

tion has been in view of clearness and has not been for the purpose of defining the scope of the inventions Obviously the structure might be widely varied :and the features of invention exemplifiedfby the particular embodiment shown which I desireto secure-by Letters PatentI shall exprcss in the following claims. i 1 a I claim: a i 1' 1; A display stand comprising a sheet having a tongue formed therefrom connected margins margins'form sidesof a prismatic structure and said tongue forming sides of a prlsmatic structure housed at the lower rear port-ionof the first. i

2. A display stand comprising a sheet having' a tongue formed therefrom connected thereto along one side anddefining margins about said tongue at the other sides, which margins form sides of a prismatic structure, and -saidtongue. forming sides of a prismatic structure, said structures being of different dimensions in cross section but havp v 7 ing substantially co lanar bases. structure' formed from the "folded marginal porton not in itself primarilyutilized for the i 3. A display stan comprising a'slieethaving a"tongue formedjtherefroin; connected thereto along one side and defini margins about said tongue at the other Sl( es, which turcsbeiug substantially coplanar. a

t; A-display stand comprising a shee having anupper portion providing a display surface and. below the same having a marginal. portion comprising lateral and lower parts, which parts form Sides of a foldable Jrismatic structure, the cross section of which is a parallelogram, said structure having a base extendin when the parts are erected, to the plane 0t theupper portion, the rear edge of the base being connected to said upper portion.

5. A display stand as defined inficlaim 4 wherein said upper portion has also below the same a central portion received inwardly of said marginal portion, which .ccn-

tral portion forms sides of a second foldable prismatic structure of differentcross section, the prisms having a base andzside in common whereby both structures may fold "together.

6.-A display stand comprising two foldable parallelopipedsof different cross section' having a common edge'and folding along parallel edges, the larger being in- Bii terrupted and open adjacent one edgebe- 1 tween its ends to expose the inner.

7. A display stand having a base Jresenting two folda Jle parallelopipeds of ifierent sizes having a lower rear edge in common and comprising a single sheet ha ving acentral portion which forms the top and front of one'such parallelepiped and a por tio n marginal'of said central portion whichprovides the top and front of the other.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

HERBERT J. TILLY. A.

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